COLLEGE OF EDUCATION UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES (Checked if addressed in this course)

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1 QATAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION EDEL 608 Issues in Educational Leadership (3CHS) SEMESTER AND YEAR: INSTRUCTOR: OFFICE NUMBER: PHONE: OFFICE HOURS: CLASS MEETING TIME/LOCATION: COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Together We Shape the Future through Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, and Leadership. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES (Checked if addressed in this course) Teaching Scholarship Leadership 1. Content: Demonstrate a deep and thorough understanding of the key theories and concepts of the subject matter. 2. Pedagogy: Ensure effective planning for instruction and the use of multiple learning and pedagogical content strategies to maximize student learning and promote critical thinking. 3. Technology: Evaluate and use current and emerging technologies in instructionally powerful ways and to assist in the management of educational environment. 4. Diversity: Respond to every student s uniqueness and foster successful learning experiences by meeting individual differences. 5. Scholarly Inquiry: Understand the tools and methods of inquiry and use data-driven decision making to maximize teaching and learning. 6. Problem Solving: Gather, analyze, and plan a sequence of steps to achieve learning objectives: process a variety of factors in identifying solutions and making sound, well-informed decisions Ethical Values: Apply professional ethics in all educational contexts and have enduring respect for self-confidence in teaching as a profession. 8 Initiative: Demonstrate the qualities of effective leadership to plan with vision and reason, collaborate with all stakeholders, and communicate effectively in interpersonal and public contexts. 1

2 COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides opportunity for the learner to become involved in the life of a school and to identify the daily work and duties of the school principal and others who hold leadership positions in the teaching and administrative domains. Activities include the shadowing of such persons (school principal, vice principal, coordinator, social care specialist, etc.). Interns will conduct field visits (once a week for a total of 25 hours in the term) and will attend a weekly seminar (1.5 hours weekly) to discuss the results of the field visits and to engage in reflection on the leadership practices required in such positions. The intern has opportunity to observe a variety of educators in multiple situations working with diverse populations and reflects on the varied components of the leadership role. This phase increases the intern's understanding of effective leadership skills and their impact in schools. The intern observes the behavior of practicing educators and leaders and notes the actions taken. Interns are expected to question, analyze, and integrate the observed leadership behaviors. Prerequisites: EDEL 601, EDEL 604 COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. Involve the candidate in realistic school life. 2. Relate previous theoretical experiences about educational administration and leadership with practices. 3. Help the candidate to reflect on the practices of those of different leadership roles. 4. Enable the candidate to develop a model of ideal practices of those in different leading roles. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course, candidates will: 1. Identify and critique several theories of leadership and their application to various school environments in actual school settings. 2

3 2. Develop collaboratively a learning organization that supports instructional improvement, builds an appropriate curriculum, and incorporates best practices. TEXTBOOKS & READINGS Readings posted on Blackboard. COURSE REQUIREMENTS All assignments should be submitted on the specified due date. Assignments turned in later are subject to point deductions. All written assignments should have a cover sheet with assignment title, candidate name, course title, and date. All written assignments should be word processed, double spaced, and in 12 point standard font. All written assignments shall use appropriate citations and references in APA style. All written assignments should use correct grammar and spelling. The intern is expected to be professional at all times in diligence, attitude, attendance, activities, reflections, interpersonal relationships, and reports. COURSE MATRIX Unit Learning Outcomes Pedagogy Problem Solving Initiative QNPS 1. Lead and manage learning and teaching in the school community. 3. Lead and manage change. 7. Reflect on, evaluate, and improve leadership and management. Course Objectives Course Learning Outcomes 4 1 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2 Assessment (Tasks/Artifacts) Field Visit Plan Online reflective journal 3, 4 1, 2 Self-evaluation 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2 Online Report of Field Visits 3

4 ASSESSMENTS 1. Self-Evaluation (20%). The intern will complete the Self-Evaluation provided in the Internship Handbook and online on the course Blackboard site on the university website. 2. Plan of field visits (20%). The intern will, with the university supervisor, prepare a plan for field visits within the first weeks of the course. The plan will be used to focus the internship assignments. 3. Online reflective journal (30%). The learner will develop a reflective journal as a part of the field visit report. It will include a group of observations and inquiries about the field visits that can be discussed through the seminars related to the course. 4. Online report of field visits (30%). The report should clarify the opinions and views of the intern about educational practices that have been observed and recorded during the field visits in the light of the administrative concepts and leadership theories. Academic Honesty Qatar University is an academic community actively engaged in scholarly pursuits. As members of this community, students are expected to recognize and honor standards of academic and intellectual integrity. The College of Education supports the ideals of scholarship and fairness by rejecting all dishonest work when it is submitted for academic credit. Qatar University encourages students to be responsible and accountable for their decisions and actions. Any attempt by students to present the work of others as their own or to pass an examination by improper means is regarded as a most serious offense and renders those students who do so liable to disciplinary action. Assisting another student in any such dishonesty, or knowing of this dishonesty and not reporting it, is also considered a grave breach of honesty. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the act of taking the words or ideas of another and representing them as one s own. A further description of plagiarism can be found in the Student Handbook. 4

5 Cheating: Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to, receiving unauthorized assistance, before, during, or after an examination or assignment, falsification or misrepresentation of information in an academic exercise or assignment, unauthorized use of someone else s password or account number, and submitting work more than once without the consent of the department. RESOURCES The learner is expected to draw from all resources previously introduced in preparatory courses, plus others that will be self-identified in collaboration with faculty and onsite mentors. Other resources are provided on the course Blackboard site on the university website. APPENDIX Professional Standards for School Leaders 1. Lead and manage learning and teaching in the school community. 2. Develop, communicate, and report on strategic vision and aims of the school and community. 3. Lead and manage change. 4. Lead and develop people and teams. 5. Develop and manage school-community relations. 6. Develop and manage resources. 7. Reflect on, evaluate, and improve leadership and management. In accordance with Law No 2 of the year 2004, and Article 49 in the Constitution of Qatar: "Education is the right of all.", and "the State shall extend efforts to achieve fair and appropriate access in education for all". Qatar University seeks to ensure fair and appropriate access to programs, services, facilities, and activities for students with special needs. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Office for Disability Services to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Special Needs Section Student Activities building Men s Campus: , Fax: ; Women s Campus: , Fax: ; specialneeds@qu.edu.qa; Office hours: 7:30 AM 2:30 PM 5